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Stephen Recker

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, Apr 4, 2011

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...and then, of course, there are those folks who said they fought in the Iron Brigade...

--- In TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas G. Clemens" <tgclemens@...> wrote:
>
> That's what it sounds like to me. Steve is taking his info from a period photograph of the Clipp house, from which, stretching a point, might be a story and a half, but certainly not two. Confusion of names and locations such as this are quite common actually, I have opies of letters from Alabamians in Willcox's brigade who say they fought in the Bloody Cornfield, and guys at the Miller House saying they saw Mansfield shot. They get names of places confused and assume they know what they're talking about. Not always reliable.
>
> ________________________________
> From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Stephen Recker [recker@...]
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 6:47 PM
> To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [TalkAntietam] Re: Clipp House?
>
>
>
> The Clipp house was there at least until 1895, although I believe it was there through at 1906. It was a single-story, East-facing structure with a chimney on the North side of the house.
>
> --- In TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>, "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@> wrote:
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > Tom Clemens is an authority on the battle, having spent more than two
> > decades of study on it. I hope he will also respond.
> >
> > From what I have read about the Clipp House (BTW the site of the structure
> > is roughly where that rectangular patch of land just alongside the Rulett
> > [that was also how the Roulette name was spelt] Lane about halfway between
> > the Sunken Road (aka Hog Trough Road) and the Roulette farm), it was a
> > tenement farm house, and not a very substantial one at that. I would not be
> > surprised at all to have it "cat-holed" by artillery shells contesting the
> > Federal advance! Also if you carefully look at the Cope/Carman maps of the
> > field, you should see an indication of the location of the structure.
> > Finally I have the McElfresh watercolor map of Antietam and it shows the
> > Clipp House as well.
> >
> > I wonder if the two individuals you mentioned in your post might be
> > confusing the Clipp House with a post war structure that was indeed two
> > stories?
> >
> >
> > Yr. Obt. Svt.
> > G E "Gerry" Mayers
> >
> > To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one's
> > mother's side, is an introduction to any state in the Union, a passport to
> > any foreign country, and a benediction from the Almighty God. --Anonymous
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>]On
> > Behalf Of Dave
> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 4:38 PM
> > To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [TalkAntietam] Clipp House?
> >
> >
> >
> > Ok, here is today's question, but this is from my wife who is the
> > Antietam historic structure and family buff. In the regimental history
> > of the 108 NY, the author said this:
> >
> > "A quiet spell occurring, we ventured up to a frame house in Bloody Lane
> > [he calls Roulette's Bloody Lane, earlier referring to the barn/hospital
> > being next to Bloody Lane]. Outside of the the house beneath a tall
> > chimney thereon, lay the body of Lt Holmes of Co G. Fearing the chimney
> > might be knocked over and crush the remains, we had them removed.
> > Entering the house, we found Casey lying in a corner - round shot had
> > cat-holed the structure thoroughly."
> >
> > She had an earlier question about the Clipp House, which both Tom and
> > Keven Walker agreed was an insubstantial structure. So, her question
> > is: Is this a reference to the Clipp House? If so, and it is frame
> > with a tall chimney, might it be two story? If so, maybe it might have
> > been a bit more substantial than what we thought previously, but was
> > simply pulled down quickly post-battle because it was "cat-holed".
> >
> > Dave (Caren) McGowan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Thomas G. Clemens

Which in thepost-war reunions often embraced the entire First Corps! From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of

...and then, of course, there are those folks who said they fought in the Iron Brigade...

--- In TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>, "Thomas G. Clemens" <tgclemens@...> wrote:
>
> That's what it sounds like to me. Steve is taking his info from a period photograph of the Clipp house, from which, stretching a point, might be a story and a half, but certainly not two. Confusion of names and locations such as this are quite common actually, I have opies of letters from Alabamians in Willcox's brigade who say they fought in the Bloody Cornfield, and guys at the Miller House saying they saw Mansfield shot. They get names of places confused and assume they know what they're talking about. Not always reliable.
>
> ________________________________
> From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com> [TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>] on behalf of Stephen Recker [recker@...]
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 6:47 PM
> To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [TalkAntietam] Re: Clipp House?
>
>
>
> The Clipp house was there at least until 1895, although I believe it was there through at 1906. It was a single-story, East-facing structure with a chimney on the North side of the house.
>
> --- In TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>, "G E Mayers" <gerry1952@> wrote:
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > Tom Clemens is an authority on the battle, having spent more than two
> > decades of study on it. I hope he will also respond.
> >
> > From what I have read about the Clipp House (BTW the site of the structure
> > is roughly where that rectangular patch of land just alongside the Rulett
> > [that was also how the Roulette name was spelt] Lane about halfway between
> > the Sunken Road (aka Hog Trough Road) and the Roulette farm), it was a
> > tenement farm house, and not a very substantial one at that. I would not be
> > surprised at all to have it "cat-holed" by artillery shells contesting the
> > Federal advance! Also if you carefully look at the Cope/Carman maps of the
> > field, you should see an indication of the location of the structure.
> > Finally I have the McElfresh watercolor map of Antietam and it shows the
> > Clipp House as well.
> >
> > I wonder if the two individuals you mentioned in your post might be
> > confusing the Clipp House with a post war structure that was indeed two
> > stories?
> >
> >
> > Yr. Obt. Svt.
> > G E "Gerry" Mayers
> >
> > To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one's
> > mother's side, is an introduction to any state in the Union, a passport to
> > any foreign country, and a benediction from the Almighty God. --Anonymous
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>]On
> > Behalf Of Dave
> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 4:38 PM
> > To: TalkAntietam@yahoogroups.com<mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:TalkAntietam%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [TalkAntietam] Clipp House?
> >
> >
> >
> > Ok, here is today's question, but this is from my wife who is the
> > Antietam historic structure and family buff. In the regimental history
> > of the 108 NY, the author said this:
> >
> > "A quiet spell occurring, we ventured up to a frame house in Bloody Lane
> > [he calls Roulette's Bloody Lane, earlier referring to the barn/hospital
> > being next to Bloody Lane]. Outside of the the house beneath a tall
> > chimney thereon, lay the body of Lt Holmes of Co G. Fearing the chimney
> > might be knocked over and crush the remains, we had them removed.
> > Entering the house, we found Casey lying in a corner - round shot had
> > cat-holed the structure thoroughly."
> >
> > She had an earlier question about the Clipp House, which both Tom and
> > Keven Walker agreed was an insubstantial structure. So, her question
> > is: Is this a reference to the Clipp House? If so, and it is frame
> > with a tall chimney, might it be two story? If so, maybe it might have
> > been a bit more substantial than what we thought previously, but was
> > simply pulled down quickly post-battle because it was "cat-holed".
> >
> > Dave (Caren) McGowan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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